Friday, July 27, 2007

Roy Agrees Early

Of course, as soon as I publish the post that Derek Roy is going to arbitration, he settles just before his hearing. And instead of getting fair market value, the Sabres pony up some serious cash over the long haul. Roy will earn $24 million over the next 6 years, which is what the Panthers' Nathan Horton will earn over his next 6 year tenure. With the departure of Briere and Drury, Roy will take on a bigger role, much like Horton, and his numbers should then increase.

Maxim AfinogenovTim ConnollyThomas Vanek
Derek RoyJason PominvilleJochen Hecht
Drew StaffordNathan Paetsch *Ales Kotalik
Paul GaustadDan PailleAdam Mair
Brian CampbellTeppo Numminen
Dimitri KalininJaroslav Spacek
Toni LydmanHenrik Tallinder
Ryan Miller
Jocelyn Thibault

Now the Sabres only have Nathan Paetsch left to negotiate with before his August 2nd arbitration hearing. This roster for the Sabres, thanks to the big deals from Vanek and Roy, now sits at about $47 million, which doesn't leave a boat load of room to move in the season. If Paetsch is to get fair market value, then he would be looking at the $1 million mark or maybe a touch less. This line-up should skate into the season at around $48 million.


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